Bill Text: NY A00860 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-14 - held for consideration in education [A00860 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A00860-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 860 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, MONTESANO, GIGLIO, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to the Constitution, in relation to appointment of the commissioner of education 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article 2 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 4. The head of the department of audit and control shall be the 4 comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head 5 of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of 6 the State of New York[, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a7commissioner of education to be] and the chief administrative officer of 8 the department shall be the commissioner of education, who shall be 9 appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the 10 senate and may be removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed 11 by law. The head of the department of agriculture and markets shall be 12 appointed in a manner to be prescribed by law. Except as otherwise 13 provided in this constitution, the heads of all other departments and 14 the members of all boards and commissions, excepting temporary commis- 15 sions for special purposes, shall be appointed by the governor by and 16 with the advice and consent of the senate and may be removed by the 17 governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law. 18 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 19 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 20 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 21 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 22 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89041-01-9